OGUN Plans to build asphalt plant in 2014

OGUN State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure intends to establish an asphalt plant to reduce funds being spent on procuring asphalt used in road construction, just as it would establish a functional material testing laboratory in 2014.
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Olamilekan Adegbite, who stated this while defending the ministry’s 2014 budget estimate before members of Finance and Appropriation Committee of the State House of Assembly, also said that the ministry would embark on the construction of 350km asphalted roads in major towns across the state and complete all ongoing road projects.

Adegbite also disclosed that the ministry was proposing to buy 15 patrol vehicles to enhance efficiency of the vehicle inspection unit, as well as provide 10 fire engines and two water tankers for the use of the state fire services.
Towards realising this, the commissioner said the ministry intends to spend over N22 billion, pointing out that N22 billion would be spent on capital projects; N339 million to be spent on recurrent matters, while over N600 million is expected to be generated as revenue.
In the same vein, the state Road Maintenance Agency (OGROMA) is set to rehabilitate one kilometre of road per local government in the state.
While presenting OGROMA’s budget, Adegbite said palliative measures would be carried out for bad portions of roads on local government basis to ensure that all sections of the state were covered.
He added that the state government’s policy on zero tolerance to bad roads would be vigorously pursued, pledging a continuous maintenance of all roads to ensure smooth vehicular movement.
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